Profiles in Courage: Operation Arnon – daring hostage rescue in Rafiah
Tragically, Chief Inspector Zamora succumbed to his injuries later that day, and the operation was renamed in his honor.
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I prayed for a missile – hostage reveals horror before IDF rescue
Rescue vehicles became stuck in sand, and 12 IDF tanks formed a protective circle to shield the escape.
7 Facts about Israel’s Yamam – the world’s most advanced counter-terrorism unit
It conducts hundreds of operations every year, the vast majority of which are classified.
One year later: Hero who rescued Noa Argamani, Shlomi Ziv, Andrey Kozlov, and Almog Meir Jan remembered
One year later, Arnon Zamora’s name remains etched in the hearts of the people he saved—and in the collective memory of a grateful nation.
Today’s Yoni Netanyahu: The story of Arnon Zamora
Shades of Yoni Netanyahu as Yamam commander Arnon Zamora saves hostages and becomes a household name.
WATCH: IDF special forces arrest wanted terrorist in hospital
Soldiers from the Yamam unit breached a hospital in the Palestinian town of Halhul and arrested a wanted terrorist responsible for a failed car bomb outside Hebron.
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